Saturday, October 9, 2021

Checkmate

 The Sunday Muse #181


Many times

Life gets pawned 

In those unseen 

Vulnerable moments.

It is never perfect

Sudden  deadend

Crinkle the spirit

And the decisions 

Pave the path to 

Undeniable consequences. 

How can one deny

And not accept 

The unpredictable choices?






 

15 comments:

  1. A fascinating poetic use of the word 'pawned.' Cheers.

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  2. Thought provoking and tightly written. Great!

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  3. A powerful poem for the image Sunita! I love the question and deep thoughts brought forward here! Wonderful writing!

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  4. That's hard to swallow when a;l the choices are in the past and the game is over!

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  5. 'Life gets pawned' - doesn't it just. Lovely write.

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  6. How can one deny
    And not accept
    The unpredictable choices?

    Great close Sunita! Too many possibilities that impact hard on the minds. Thinking has to be one step ahead all the time!

    Hank

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  7. We all eat our choices. We must hope they can nourish us Sunita,!

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  8. This is a haunting take--love the way the simple choices shift into unstable chances and then swallow the game whole.

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  9. Well said. I really like your closing lines.

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  10. Well written. I like your use of "pawn".

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  11. Gotta swim in the flow. No drowning now.

    Much💜love

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  12. Well done! You even got a 'pawn' reference in there.

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  13. Sounds like chaos, and the pawn had better pay attention. Interesting spin on the image.

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